New Zealand Greets Queen - 1963 To Watch video open the photo link with the Red Play Arrow at left under photo enlargement... The 1963 Tour - On 6 February 1963, the anniversary of her accession to the Throne and also the one hundred and twenty-third anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, returned to New Zealand. - They arrived at the Bay of Islands in the Royal Yacht Britannia, escorted by HMNZS Otago, and on the following day, after attending the Waitangi celebrations, they sailed for Auckland. - After a two-day stay at Auckland Britannia sailed with the Royal visitors for Mount Maunganui and thence to Napier for a brief visit to Hawke's Bay. (Reference: Read more at https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/royal-visits/page-10) Video: New Zealand Greets Queen (1963) British Pathé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXjgSz-uwro